2004 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe

March 2014 April 2026 South Africa 2004 5 3 0 2 5 3 0 0 WAL 1 1 0 0 IRE 1 0 0 1 ENG 1 0 0 1 SCO 1 1 0 0 ARG 1 1 0 0 The 2004 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe was a series of matches played by the Springboks during November and December 2004 in Great Britain, Ireland, and Argentina. Their goal of obtaining a Grand Slam failed due to losses against Ireland and England. While the Springboks were in the British Isles, the South Africa A team made a three match tour of Argentina. Matches Wales South Africa were originally scheduled to play against Wales on 4 December 2004; however, that resulted in a clash with Heineken Cup fixtures and the match was moved to 6 November instead.Wales add Springbok date https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/3608051.stm BBC Sport 7 April 2004 7 December 2023 South Africa managed a narrow victory over Wales thanks to 23 points from their goalkicker Percy Montgomery; in addition to three conversions and four penalties, he also scored the last of South Africa's four tries.Eddie Butler Monty is ruthless but Wales rally at death https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/nov/07/rugbyunion.walesrugbyunionteam The Guardian 7 November 2004 7 December 2023 6 November 2004 WAL 36–38 RSA Henson (2)Peel S. Jones (3) S. Jones (5) Van der WesthuyzenVan NiekerkDe VilliersMontgomery Montgomery (3) Montgomery (4) Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 55,000 Paddy O'Brien (Ireland) Team details _wal04h _wal04h _wal04h _redsides E20D0D E20D0D E20D0D FFFFFF E20D0D Wales _sa05h 144931 144931 144931 FFFFFF 144931 South AfricaWales: 15. Gareth Thomas (c), 14. Hal Luscombe, 13. Sonny Parker, 12. Gavin Henson, 11. Shane Williams, 10. Stephen Jones, 9. Dwayne Peel, 8. Ryan Jones, 7. Colin Charvis, 6. Dafydd Jones, 5. Michael Owen, 4. Brent Cockbain, 3. Adam Jones, 2. Steve Jones, 1. Duncan Jones – Replacements: 16. Mefin Davies, 17. Gethin Jenkins, 18. Luke Charteris, 19. Martyn Williams, 21. Ceri Sweeney, 22. Tom Shanklin – Unused: 20. Gareth Cooper South Africa: 15. Percy Montgomery, 14. Breyton Paulse, 13. Marius Joubert, 12. De Wet Barry, 11. Ashwin Willemse, 10. Jaco van der Westhuyzen, 9. Fourie du Preez, 8. Joe van Niekerk, 7. Juan Smith, 6. Schalk Burger , 5. Victor Matfield, 4. Bakkies Botha, 3. Eddie Andrews, 2. John Smit (c), 1. Os du Randt – Replacements: 16. Hanyani Shimange, 17. CJ van der Linde, 19. Tim Dlulane, 20. Michael Claassens, 21. Jean de Villiers, 22. Brent Russell – Unused: 18. Gerrie Britz Ireland The dream of obtaining the Grand Slam vanished in the second match. Ronan O' Gara on one side, and Percy Montgomery on the other, were the only scorers for their respective teams. Ireland obtained their first victory against the Springboks in 39 years.http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/9633.php O'Gara inspires historic win irishrugby.ie 15 November 2004 17 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131111010441/http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/9633.php 11 November 2013 live dmy 13 November 2004 IRE 17–12 RSA O'Gara O'Gara 3 O'Gara Montgomery 4 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 48,000 Paul Honiss (New Zealand) Team details _collargreen ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff 009900 Ireland _sa05h 144931 144931 144931 FFFFFF 144931 South AfricaIreland: 15. Girvan Dempsey, 14. Geordan Murphy, 13. Brian O'Driscoll (c), 12. Shane Horgan, 11. Denis Hickie, 10. Ronan O'Gara, 9. Peter Stringer, 8. Anthony Foley, 7. Johnny O'Connor, 6. Simon Easterby, 5. Paul O'Connell, 4. Malcolm O'Kelly, 3. John Hayes, 2. Shane Byrne, 1. Reggie Corrigan – Replacements: 16. Frank Sheahan, 17. Marcus Horan, 18. Donncha O'Callaghan, 19. Eric Miller, 20. Guy Easterby, 21. David Humphreys, 22. Kevin Maggs South Africa: 15. Percy Montgomery, 14. Breyton Paulse, 13. Marius Joubert, 12. De Wet Barry, 11. Ashwin Willemse, 10. Jaco van der Westhuyzen, 9. Fourie du Preez, 8. Joe van Niekerk, 7. AJ Venter, 6. Schalk Burger , 5. Victor Matfield, 4. Bakkies Botha, 3. Eddie Andrews, 2. John Smit (c), 1. Os du Randt – Replacements: 16. Hanyani Shimange, 17. CJ van der Linde, 18. Gerrie Britz, 19. Danie Rossouw, 20. Michael Claassens, 21. Jean de Villiers, 22. Gaffie du Toit England England, led by fly-half Charlie Hodgson, beat South Africa for a sixth consecutive time, in the match which featured the debut of Bryan Habanahttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/nov/22/rugbyunion.englandrugbyunionteam England break free from burden of past glories The Guardian 22 November 2004 17 June 2013 20 November 2004 ENG 32–16 RSA Twickenham Stadium, London 73,000 Alain Rolland (Ireland) Cueto, Hodgson Hodgson 2 Hodgson 5 Hodgson Habana Montgomery Montgomery 3 Team details _eng03h _eng03h _eng03h _whitetop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000030 England _sa05h 144931 144931 144931 FFFFFF 144931 South AfricaEngland: 15. Jason Robinson (c), 14. Mark Cueto, 13. Henry Paul, 12. Mike Tindall, 11. Josh Lewsey, 10. Charlie Hodgson, 9. Andy Gomarsall, 8. Martin Corry, 7. Lewis Moody, 6. Joe Worsley, 5. Steve Borthwick, 4. Danny Grewcock, 3. Julian White, 2. Steve Thompson, 1. Graham Rowntree – Replacements: 16. Andy Titterrell, 17. Andrew Sheridan, 18. Ben Kay, 19. Andy Hazell, 20. Harry Ellis, 21. Will Greenwood, 22. Ben Cohen South Africa: 15. Percy Montgomery, 14. Breyton Paulse, 13. Marius Joubert, 12. De Wet Barry, 11. Jean de Villiers, 10. Jaco van der Westhuyzen, 9. Fourie du Preez, 8. Joe van Niekerk, 7. AJ Venter, 6. Schalk Burger, 5. Victor Matfield, 4. Bakkies Botha, 3. Eddie Andrews, 2. John Smit (c), 1. Os du Randt – Replacements: 16. Hanyani Shimange, 17. CJ van der Linde, 18. Danie Rossouw, 19. Gerrie Britz, 20. Michael Claassens, 21. Jaque Fourie, 22. Bryan Habana Scotland The Springboks defeated Scotland easily in the fourth match of the tour.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/nov/28/rugbyunion.scotlandrugbyunionteam?INTCMP=SRCH Van der Westhuyzen and Habana overwhelm bedraggled Scotland The Observer 28 November 2004 18 June 2013 27 November 2004 SCO 10–45 RSA Penalty try Paterson Paterson Fourie, Habana 2,Tyibilika, Van der Westhuyzen Montgomery 4 Montgomery Van der Westhuyzen 3 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 44,237 Nigel Williams (Wales) Team details _whiteborder _collarwhite _whiteborder 003876 003876 003876 ffffff 003876 Scotland _sa05h 144931 144931 144931 FFFFFF 144931 South AfricaScotland: 15. Hugo Southwell, 14. Chris Paterson, 13. Ben Hinshelwood, 12. Andrew Henderson, 11. Sean Lamont, 10. Dan Parks, 9. Chris Cusiter, 8. Ally Hogg, 7. Donnie Macfadyen, 6. Jason White, 5. Nathan Hines, 4. Stuart Grimes, 3. Gavin Kerr, 2. Gordon Bulloch (c), 1. Allan Jacobsen – Replacements: 16. Robbie Russell, 17. Bruce Douglas, 18. Scott Macleod, 19. Jon Petrie, 20. Mike Blair, 21. Gordon Ross, 22. Graeme Morrison South Africa: 15. Percy Montgomery, 14. Jaque Fourie, 13. Marius Joubert, 12. Wayne Julies, 11. Bryan Habana, 10. Jaco van der Westhuyzen, 9. Fourie du Preez, 8. Joe van Niekerk, 7. Danie Rossouw, 6. Solly Tyibilika, 5. Victor Matfield , 4. Bakkies Botha , 3. CJ van der Linde, 2. John Smit (c), 1. Gurthro Steenkamp – Replacements: 16. Danie Coetzee, 17. Os du Randt, 18. Gerrie Britz, 19. Jacques Cronjé, 20. Michael Claassens, 21. Gcobani Bobo, 22. Gaffie du Toit Argentina The last match against the "Pumas" was won by South Africa, with many of Argentina's best players remaining in Europe to play for their clubs.*http://www.uar.com.ar/pdf/memorias/2004.pdf MEMORIA Temporada año 2004 Argentine Rugby Union es PDF 28 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131105210404/http://www.uar.com.ar/pdf/memorias/2004.pdf 5 November 2013 dead December 2004 dmy 4 December 2004 ARG 7–39 RSA José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires 28,000 Chris White (England) Artese J. Fernández Miranda Cronjé, Du PreezDu Toit 2, Joubert Du Toit 4 Du Toit 2 Team details _whitelines _Pumaskit19 _whitelines _hoops_white 4AB1EC 4AB1EC ffffff 4AB1EC Argentina _sa05h 144931 144931 144931 FFFFFF 144931 South Africa Argentina: 15. Juan Martín Hernández, 14. Lucas Borges, 13. Gonzalo Tiesi, 12. Manuel Contepomi, 11. Pablo Gomez Cora, 10. Juan Fernández Miranda, 9. Agustín Pichot (c), 8. Augusto Petrilli, 7. Lucas Ostiglia, 6. Martín Durand, 5. Pablo Bouza, 4. Santiago Artese, 3. Eusebio Guiñazú, 2. Federico Méndez, 1. Leopoldo de Chazal – Replacements: 16. Marcos Ayerza, 17. Alberto Vernet Basualdo, 18. Manuel Carizza, 19. Martín Schusterman, 20. Nicolás Fernández Miranda, 21. Miguel Avramovic, 22. Francisco Bosch South Africa: 15. Gaffie du Toit, 14. Jaque Fourie, 13. Marius Joubert, 12. Wayne Julies, 11. Bryan Habana, 10. Jaco van der Westhuyzen, 9. Fourie du Preez, 8. Jacques Cronjé, 7. Danie Rossouw, 6. Solly Tyibilika, 5. Victor Matfield, 4. Bakkies Botha, 3. CJ van der Linde, 2. John Smit (c), 1. Gurthro Steenkamp – Replacements: 16. Danie Coetzee, 17. Os du Randt, 18. Gerrie Britz, 19. Joe van Niekerk, 20. Michael Claassens, 21. De Wet Barry, 22. 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